PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syngin Colchester (ranked 5004 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Tom Cullen (ranked 541 p4p, 481 weight class). Tom Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colchester
vs
Cullen

188 cm
20
200
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
20
218
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Syngin Colchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colchester tries for a takedown but Cullen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Colchester misses with a two punch combination.

Colchester throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cullen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Colchester is in Cullen's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cullen controlling the position.
Let's hope that Cullen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colchester won't allow Cullen to sweep him here.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Colchester from controlling successfully.
Cullen trying to keep a closed guard but Colchester is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cullen wants to stand up but Colchester is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colchester looking to pass the guard.
Colchester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colchester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colchester postures up in Cullen's guard and throws a big left but Cullen blocks it.
Colchester being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Syngin Colchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cullen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Colchester misses with an uppercut
and Cullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen takes a swing at Colchester's ribcage but misses.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colchester went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Colchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Cullen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Colchester avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colchester lands a nice shot to the body.
Colchester slips a jab from Cullen.
Colchester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colchester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Colchester stuns Cullen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Cullen lands a left and a right that send Colchester crashing to the mat, dazed. Cullen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Colchester is rocked!

It looks like Syngin Colchester has been cut.
Tom Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colchester throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Colchester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colchester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Colchester ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Colchester.
Colchester seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colchester. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colchester moves away.
Colchester slips under a jab.
Cullen misses with an uppercut.
Cullen tries to bum rush Colchester with a series of wild strikes but Colchester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colchester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Syngin Colchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Colchester to counter with a crisp jab.
Colchester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Colchester shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cullen is trying to defend but Colchester finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Colchester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colchester is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Colchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cullen wants to control but Colchester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colchester content to control rather than advance.
Colchester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Colchester scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colchester scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colchester is trying to control. Cullen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cullen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Colchester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Colchester's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen is working the ground and pound. Can Colchester escape?
Cullen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cullen misses with punches from the back.
Cullen misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colchester covering up well under a series of strikes from Cullen.
Cullen missing with strikes.
Colchester tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Colchester tries to hold on but Cullen postures up.
You get the feeling that Colchester really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Syngin Colchester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colchester misses with a body shot.
Colchester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cullen to score with a decent uppercut.
Cullen misses with a left hand
and Colchester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tom Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cullen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colchester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
and Cullen counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Colchester! He's just covering up as Cullen starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cullen!